Accredited and non-accredited testing: Low Voltage Directive

Product safety tests that can be performed under accreditation are, as follows:

• Power measurement
• Humidity test
• Measurement of air and creepage distances
• The measure of distance through isolation
• Earth resistance measurement
• (Earth) Leakage current measurement
• Insulation Resistance test
• Abnormal operation and single fault condition
• Dielectric and electrical strength test
• Reverse changing current from a Lithium battery
• Temperature test
• Measuring EM fields regarding exposure to people
• The degree of protection provided by enclosures (IPx3 - IpX5)
• The mechanical strength of the housing (IK2 to IK9)
• Test durability and readability of labels
• And others.

Product safety tests that can be performed outside of the accreditation are, for instance:

• Flammability testing (UL94-HB to V0 and Needle Flame in compliance with EN/IEC 60695-2-2)
• Environmental testing (among other things, dry heat, cold and damp heat cycle)
• The degree of protection provided by enclosures (IPx1 - IP4X and IPx1 - IPX2)
• Testing ECG equipment
• Testing the resistance of medical devices against pulses caused by defibrillation discharges
• Impulse test up to 5 kV
• And others.